ArtsLink NB

ArtsLink NB knows it’s been a very difficult year for everyone, and the arts community has been especially hard-hit by all the cancellations due to COVID-19. Our staff have been panic buying local since the beginning of the pandemic, and we want to encourage our audience to buy from local artists as well. To that end, we’re running an online artist shop promotion in advance of Christmas. If you’re an artist and have an online shop you’d like us to feature, please send an emai...l to [email protected] with a short description and a link to your shop. If you’ve got a discount code for us, feel free to add that as well. We’ll be collecting links until Monday and we will start featuring them all through December. In the meantime, check out the fantastic gift guide put together by our friends over at NB Made: https://nbmade.ca/pages/2020-holiday-gift-guide Happy holidays!

Marking 70-Year Milestone, Symphony Foundation Launches Fundraiser This year marks the 70th anniversary of classical orchestral music in New Brunswick. Symphony... New Brunswick Foundation is celebrating this auspicious milestone with an ambitious fundraising campaign to keep the province's only full-scale professional symphony orchestra thriving. To launch this campaign, Symphony New Brunswick Foundation has secured a matching donor who will match the first $70,000 raised during the Orchestra’s 70th season. The Foundation has ambitious growth objectives to support the creation of additional full-time jobs in the Symphony and sustain the Symphony in our province for many years to come. Donations to the 70 Years of Symphony Campaign can be made online at www.SNBfoundation.org

WORKSHOP: BUSINESS TIPS FOR ARTISTS Essential business skills and entrepreneurial ideas for artists. Free. Registration is required: [email protected]. ... This workshop will be offered at four different times and dates. Please specify when registering which workshop you will be attending. www.artslinkcatapult.com Saturday, November 28th, 2020 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Sunday, December 6th, 2020 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

*** Appel d’offre *** Vous possédez une culture riche et étendue dans le domaine des arts? Les milieux artistiques du Nouveau-Brunswick n’ont aucun secret pour ...vous? Vous savez analyser les œuvres d’art, et révéler leurs sens cachés? Nous avons besoin de vous! Dans le cadre du lancement de notre prochaine consultation publique, nous recherchons un.e artiste ou amateur/amatrice d’art. Votre mission : nous accompagner dans la conception et la mise en œuvre du volet Expression artistique . Adressez-nous votre candidature avant le 23 novembre! (Vous êtes encouragés à nous adresser tous les éléments qui nous permettraient de mieux cerner vos compétences et motivations : CV, lettre d’accompagnement, portfolio) Pour plus de détails, et accéder au formulaire de candidature : https://dialoguenb.org/appel-doffres/?lang=fr --- *** Request for proposals *** Do you have a rich and extensive culture in the arts? You are familiar with interpreting artwork and know the NB's artistic community ? We need you! As part of the launch of our next public consultation, we are looking for an artist or art lover. Your mission: to assist us in the design and implementation of the "Artistic Expression" component. Send us your application by November 23rd! (You are encouraged to send us all the elements that would allow us to better understand your skills and motivations: CV, cover letter, portfolio...) For more details, and access the application form: https://dialoguenb.org/request-for-proposals/ . . . #SocialCohesion #CohesionSociale #RequestForProposals #AppelDOffres

Sign up for our online course: Shipping Guide with Natalia Haidash of Dodo Leather / @dodo.leathercraft Knowing how to ship your work is vital in our current electronic age, and opens doors to many new markets. In our Shipping Guide, you will learn about how to get good deals with Canada Post, about alternatives to Canada Post, where to buy shipping supplies, and how to print shipping labels. https://thefoundrynb.com/

Sign up for our online course: Art Grants with Sarah Beth Parker, your introduction to funding opportunities with @artsnb/ artsnb. https://thefoundrynb.com/

Sign up for our online course: Exporting Guide with Greg Toole! Exporting may be an important step in the development of your career and this course aims to take you through the essentials. Our Exporting Guide goes over steps involved in shipping and travelling with your products, policies and procedures, and much more! https://thefoundrynb.com/

Sign up for our online Course: Branding with Alex Weaver Crawford. Knowing how to present your work and your brand to the public is an important part of selling your art. In Branding with Alex Weaver Crawford, you will learn how to create a logo, what different elements create a brand, and why branding is so important. https://thefoundrynb.com/

The AX: The Arts & Culture Centre of Sussex has a great opportunity for an emerging artist for their Ceramics Program!

It’s been so busy over here at ArtsLink that we haven’t gotten around to introducing our newest employees! Hailey Hooper is our new office administrator, and she is a lover of all things nerdy. From board games and books to long division and video games. With a background primarily in retail management, she has mastered the art of customer service and strives to learn something new every day. Born and raised in Saint John, Hailey has evolved with the city's ever-changing la...ndscape and growing charm. She is a big advocate for the importance of arts education in schools, and at home, in the hopes that her children will always have a creative outlet for self-expression. Bhavya Pratap Malhotra is our new communications coordinator. He is a full time international student at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, and is pursuing a double major in English and economics, with a minor in theatre and drama. Originally from India, he has been at UNB Fredericton for two years, and has enjoyed getting to know the province’s nature and people. He will he working with us part time, remotely from Fredericton. We are thrilled to have these two with us and couldn’t be more excited to welcome them to the ArtsLink team. #artsadministrators #newbrunswickartist #artsadvocacy #nbart

Today is the last day to apply for the Equinox Program for Indigenous Artists!! Head over to the artsnb website and apply through the online system. For any questions or queries, please contact [email protected]

Happy to see holiday markets finding ways to proceed safely! These markets and fairs are very important for local artists' businesses. Please encourage your friends and families to shop local! #supportlocal #nbarts

Today is election day! Make sure to get out and vote, you can find your local polling station information here: https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en.html

September 8, 2020

Call for expression of interest: Join the ArtsLink NB Board! Are you passionate about arts and culture and the vibrancy of our province? Join our board! ArtsLink NB is looking for professional artists and arts enthusiasts to help steer our organization. Founded in 2009, ArtsLink NB is a member-based arts service organization with a mandate to foster the sector’s contributions to a dynamic and prosperous province. We believe the arts are vital to all New Brunswickers. ... Email: [email protected] for more information!

Registration is still OPEN for this FREE Online Film Workshop (Quick! Get Out Your Phone!) with host Larry Collicott happening tonight, Sept 3, 2020 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Larry will share tips and tricks for anyone interested in our upcoming NB Cell Phone Challenge.Open to All! Sign up before it fills up! Only 5 Spots Left.Email [email protected] to register.http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/workshops/quick-get-out-your-phone

Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the AAAPNB, ArtsLink NB, and Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artist Collective, still managed to join forces and hold a second Cross-Cultural Creation Residency between an Acadian artist, an anglophone artist, and an indigenous artist in New Brunswick. Of course, this year’s program was slightly altered due to the pandemic and comprised of a two-week-long residency at the Saint John Arts Centre. Through this residency, artists had the opportunity to... create new work while immersing themselves in the artistic process of fellow artists. To learn more about David Champagne and Dan Smeby, two of the artists who participated in this year's residency, you can read interviews with them on the ArtsLink NB website by clicking the links below! https://artslinknb.com/interview-with-david-champagne/ https://artslinknb.com/interview-with-dan-smeby/

Calls, Events, & More - https://mailchi.mp/5f480fbd62a8/pvi3e98wv8-4569945

The Town of Shediac is looking for local artists interested in creating a work of public art to be displayed somewhere within the municipality! If you're interested, don't miss your chance to let them know by September 9!

Our colleagues at the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du N-B aaapnb are gearing up their advocacy work too! #electionsnb2020 #ivotenbarts http://www.aaapnb.ca/autresinitiatives/electionsNB2020

With a provincial election on the horizon, your ArtsLink team has updated our advocacy resources including a letter to the candidates. The Arts and Culture sector contributes to the prosperity of our province in so many important ways. Let's keep the arts in the conversation this election! #ivoteNBarts https://artslinknb.com/advocacy/

Calls, Events, & More - https://mailchi.mp/588c190da2f4/pvi3e98wv8-4568677

There is still time to apply for artsnb's Equinox Program! If you identify as an Indigenous artist, curator, collective, or group, make sure to get your application in by September 15!

THIRD SHIFT 2020 is finally here! Learn how you can be a part of the launch event by checking out the post below

The Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre has two new exhibits opening next week! Check out the post below for more information and to get tickets for the opening event of both exhibitions on August 28th!

The city of Fredericton is seeking sculpture proposals for a large white pine tree in Odell Park! Interested artists, artist collectives, and sculptors currently living in New Brunswick can click the link below for the full call. The deadline to submit proposals is August 31, 2020. https://www.fredericton.ca//communi/art-culture/public-art

With the Fundy Fringe Festival finally here, check out the post below to see how you can catch all of their streamed shows from the comfort of home!

The THIRD SHIFT 2020 schedule has been revealed! Check it out below